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Post by Drakmar on Feb 8, 2005 2:08:48 GMT -5
Not sure if anyone is really interested in doing this, but I figured I'd give it a shot.
Since we spend so much time in character (which is great!), we don't really get to know each other at all out of game. So I figured, since it's 2 am and I can't really think straight to decide otherwise, that perhaps we should!
Doesn't have to be anything specific or personal, just real basic stuff; name if you like, age, hobbies, etc.
I'm also interested why people chose to play the character they did-- I have a theory about why people tend to gravitate towards different combinations that I'll save for later.
I'll start:
My name is Nick. I'm 18 and a college student in South Carolina. I play tennis, box and help run the Aikido club at my school. I'm also one of the founding members of Pirate Club (student government approved... somehow) and the less-publicized, less student government approved Friday Knights Adventuring Club. Nightclubs suck, so we make our own adventure...
And for the record: I am a Leo, and I do enjoy long walks on the beach *laughs*.
Anyone else?
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Post by Taleah on Feb 8, 2005 2:22:59 GMT -5
you forgot to mention the your liking of cookies and movies *laughs* Good idea.. strange as it may sound we probably spend more time intreracting with each other than anyone else individually!! I'm Verity, and I'm Scottish, but I live in Sydney now. I'm 24, and am married in real life to Keryth. We have a little girl ( 3 years old), so I guess that takes care of the 'hobbies' part * laughs* I like music, laughing and eating nice foods ( who doesn't? )..and I go to Church on a Sunday. Nothing too exciting I'm afraid.. motherhood took care of that! I used to dance, and maybe will again when I have the chance. Would be nice to 'get to know you' too
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Post by Taleah on Feb 8, 2005 2:26:18 GMT -5
oh, and i nearly forgot. I chose to play Taleah as I liked the name ( I had a lineage mage named Taleah)... I started with a knight elf hunter, but didn't have a clue what I was doing, so scrapped her. I chose a human mage for sheer simplicity, as it was easy to navigate at first, not to mention the fact that it suits the name Now that I know which button does what etc.. I'd like to play night elves too, and have started a druid character.
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Post by Johnson on Feb 8, 2005 14:19:00 GMT -5
Heh I'll give ya a bit on Elron/Zhauric. Name is Darrell for those who don't already know. I'm a 27 year old african american guy (yes a guy for real! I've checked!) living down here in Houston, Texas and born up there in Chicago. Let's see...like Taleah I have kiddies but more than her *smiles* Three to be precise. Don't ask how many I was supposed to have.
I played football, basketball and do martial arts. Started by doing Gojo-Ryu and now do Ninjitsu. Enjoy working out which entails lifting weights, some cardio, punching bag and swinging a sword. Also I like reading every kind of novel on the fiction basis and writing. I write poetry, trying to write an epic novel currently but won't limit myself just to that.
Hmm...what else. I'm an accountant which burns me out a bit which is why you see me in the game relieving stress by slaying anything I can. I use to be a bit of a bad boy so to say or thug or whatever you would like to say but I'm so adorable and cute that you can never think evil of me *winks* Oh and if you haven't notice I have a bit of humor and some of you know you have to be careful what you say to me because I can twist anything around to make you laugh and ladies blush. But that's another tale *laughs*
That's about it in a nutshell really. Since I'm a gemini Elron is one of my twin personalities...now to create someone who is the other side. But is the world ready for that?
To be continued...
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Post by Droz on Feb 8, 2005 14:53:35 GMT -5
My name is Jamie, I'm a fella, 33, live in Denver. There's the ASL, for all you net-geeks! Hmmm, what else? I'm a cat-lover, a connoisseure of all things vanilla bean, I love classic literature and comic books, debating socio-political issues (I'm pretty conservative but I can get along with d**n near anyone, so don't worry!), I enjoy writing poetry (though I haven't done so for quite a while), and... I like at least a little bit of almost every kind of music, ranging from oldies to country to rock to metal (including some goth metal) to blues to classical (Chopin on piano is incredible) to grunge to classic rock, ska, hip-hop, emo, and the list goes on. I've been known to color my hair blue, red, green or purple in a kind of makeshift mohawk... have a couple tats and a pierced ear.... I used to be a witch (yup, a real-life witch) but left that behind years ago. I love to sing, but can't very well anymore, ever since I seriously injured my vocal cords about 8 years ago. I especially love(d) singing alternative grunge rock, and Blues rock most of all! (The Black Crowes are the best!!!) Hmm, anything else?
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Post by anchar on Feb 8, 2005 14:54:53 GMT -5
My name is Gordon, I’m Canadian and live in Vancouver, British Columbia. In real life I’m a Systems Analyst, Network Manager so my wife doesn’t understand how I could find computer games relaxing. But it’s fun to blow off some steam or stress by figuring out and completing quests or solving the puzzle of which spells to use to just pull out one mob from that group or when the mood strikes, run in and nuke them all. Ah flamestrike, blizzard, arcane explosions where would I be with out you? Not to mention that it’s really great to know that it’s someone elses problem to solve the network and capacity issues. I’m an artist as well painting landscapes mostly in oils. Tai Chi and some mountain biking are my current recreations.
Avid Science fiction and fantasy reader. My character's name is based on a character in a book I read a long time ago (don’t remember which one) and the Pushkin poem Anchar. The poem is rather dark and I started using the name for my character in Diablo/diablo2. this is my first MMORPG and I’m having great fun with it. Not a hard core gamer but I’ve played off and on since games were only text based (Zork, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, hack, etc). Here’s the Pushkin poem:
Anchar
In desert, withered and burned, On ground that is dry and sultry, Anchar, alone in the world, Stands like an awful, silent sentry.
The nature of the thirsty land, Has borne him on the day of terror, And flesh of roots and boughs, dead, Was filled with venom blood forever.
The poison oozes through his bark And melts at noon in beams from heaven, And thickens in the evening dark-- A tar, transparent one and heavy.
And birds don't visit him at all, Not any tiger for him wishes And only, sometimes, comes a whirl, To fly away, but as pernicious.
And if, by chance, a cloud sprays His leaves in wandering alone, From all his twigs, the poisoned rains Pour into scorching sand and stone.
But once a man had sent a man, To desert -- to the poison demon, The slave obediently ran, And by the morn he brought the venom.
He brought the resin of the death, A twig with faded leaves, by morning, And heavy sweat, on his pale face, In icy rivulets was rolling.
He came, and lay, and fell in fit, In shadow of the tent, in fluster, The slave had died by the feet Of his inexorable master.
The prince immediately breathed The evil tar into his arrows, And sent with them the poison-death, To alien lands--the lands of neighbors.
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Post by Keryth on Feb 8, 2005 22:09:32 GMT -5
My name is Josh, I'm 27 and live in Sydney. As Verity/Taleah mentioned we're married and have a little three year old girl. A lot of you have mentioned sports etc - Sadly I'm lacking in this area but am trying to motivate myself again (the weight bench has done nothing other than gather dust for some time! ). I was heavily into surfing, rugby and boxing when at uni, but now that I have a job and a family, the time just isnt there. (Actually that aint true - I'm just spending it all on WoW!!!) I work as a fraud investigator for the Australian Government - may sound interesting, but actually just involves a lot of paperwork ... This is my 4th MMORPG, and definate favourite. I've been into a lot of RPG's over the years (and everything that entails - fantasy novels, massive folders of maps, old character sheets and a dice collection able to sink a small ship), starting with D&D about 15 years ago. Now - why did I choose a Night Elf Hunter? Well the hunter class originally caught my attention since I have always loved ranger-type characters... when I saw that Night Elves got to ride around on giant tigers, I was sold! I also have a soft spot for mages and paladins, and am planning on a shaman in the far distant future. I guess that ought to do it for the preliminaries
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Tyria
New Arrival
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Post by Tyria on Feb 9, 2005 14:51:48 GMT -5
First things first... I'm a guy. That means that no guys in the guild are allowed to flirt with Tyria! Ever. ;D Besides, she is a Paladin and has sworn off any romantic ties in order to devoter herself to purging the lands of evil. Or at least, that's how I'm role-playing her character if she ever gets flirted with. Heh heh. The only good reason I can offer everyone in why I chose to RP a female character is that on the character creation screen the first day I popped in the game, the default model was Tyria. And I was like, "hey... she's pretty hot. I'll play around with this character for a while." (Hey, I'm a guy... what can I say?) She was meant to be a secondary character, as I really wanted to play a night elf, but she kinda just stuck with me. I've role-played Paladins exclusively in most other RPGs and Online-RPGs, so I really started playing Tyria much more than my secondary character. And then i found the Defenders, and I haven't looked back at my other character yet. So anyway, I'm male, 30 years old, and live in NC. I'm married and have 2 awesome kids. I work in Finance, so nothing too exciting there. Hobbies include all sorts of outdoor sports including rock climbing, camping/backpacking, kayaking, etc... I also love to play soccer and volleyball. Playing with my kids is my biggest hobby. And of course online RPGs. I started playing online RPGs with UO. I joined the RP community there on the Atlantic server and was part of a great guild. After a while I started my own guild of Paladins, and loved that too. Of course, these days with kids and all, I don't have that kind of time to run a guild. Much respect to you Drakmar and Elron. Running a successful guild is a LOT of unheralded work. I then toyed around with DAoC, Shadowbane, SWG and City of Heroes before finding my true love... WoW! I hope to interact with you all in the future. From what I have seen, we have a great bunch of people here in the guild. Looking forward to adventuring with you all. Just keep one thing in mind.... no flirting with the Paladin. ;D
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Turi
Familiar Face
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Post by Turi on Feb 9, 2005 20:06:18 GMT -5
My name is Teresa (yes, I'm a girl). I'm a design engineer, which means I get to design new product, then test! Heh, breaking stuff's the fun part! (that also means I'm excused from spelling!) I'm 25 and from the Denver area.
Hobbies? Taking stuff apart (you should see my parts collection)! Painting, sculpting, reading, backpacking, and of course, RPGs!
As for the reason behind Turi... dunno, I played a female gnome in EQ, but I wanted to do something new this time around.
...Ok small update, meet Kasie! The gnome I played in EQ (though she was a cleric named Wentily), and whom I missed.
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Post by Wimwocket on Feb 9, 2005 20:40:54 GMT -5
Yoyoyoyo, My name is Chase. I am a medical student at the university of Arizona in Arizona. I am studying a major in biology and hope to become a dentist and move to OZ to work in their system...more in a min! I'm 19, going to be 20 in 2 months. I am a complete party animal, We drink insane amounts of beer and liqour that would make any normal person die, but not me cause' I got me english blood in me veins. I used to Play Soccer and Lacrosse, but quit that when I started College due to all the time involved in studies. I am a Griefer in RPG's i used to play Shadowbane and Was one of the premier battlecommanders for my nation mowing over most of the map and conquering it in our lords name. I smoke lots of marijuana and anything else I can get my hands on while watching Aqua teen hunger force. I love to Draw, an artist at heart I hope to use my talents on peoples teeth so they look like hawties. Oh yeah Im a guy. I love debating politics, especiallyw hen im hammered, I am a socialist, but will get along with anyone as long as they don't trya nd push their ideas on me, I don't like organized religion and hope to leave America(hate it here) and move to a commonwealth nation(hopefully OZ) as the people just totally PWNZOR! I picked my char cuz I have a 60 Night Elf hunter on Mannorath which is PvP and it gets old being so sexy all the time and owning, so I figured Gnome Warrior would be hella different. Im single and looking for an incredibly hot gaming female, I like older women with experience because they are fun in bed. So if you fit that description my email is cfoster040485@yahoo.com, please hit me up I will fly to you and make sweet sweet foods for you, LIKE CREME BRULE'!
tata
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Post by Taleah on Feb 9, 2005 20:50:34 GMT -5
haha no thanks
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Post by Wimwocket on Feb 9, 2005 22:11:31 GMT -5
why so mean?
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Post by Taleah on Feb 9, 2005 23:32:00 GMT -5
just teasing you, hence the friendly
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Post by Bromar on Feb 10, 2005 2:32:40 GMT -5
Oh boy.... guess it's my turn well here goes,
Real name, Benjamin (i hate it) age, 24 Occupation, computer tech specializing in 3d graphics (yes im a professional computer geek)
about me... hmmmm.. well if you havent already gotten it from my name, im a guy (yes i also have checked, prolly more times then i should have) i've been an avid tabletop roleplayer for 15 years, MMO roleplayer for 5 of those years, completely obsessed with the latest computer hardware and gadgets. oh and i hold a 1st degree black belt in jujitsu and tae kwon do. I also love music (mostly metal) and play bass guitar.
now the big question why did i choose to play a dwarf warrior. well it's simple really i wanted a change. anyone who knows me form FFXI knows i played a rogue there and my char was based on my D&D char i have had for 10 years... wanted somthing diffrent.
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Post by Bromar on Feb 10, 2005 11:35:57 GMT -5
Oh god... i was asking for that one...
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